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London Unity Football League Cup, Preliminary Round, 2nd Leg
Sunday 5th October 2008

The gutsy Falcons made it through to the semi-finals of the LUL Cup after getting the draw they needed in east London.

Captain Jamie Okaro struck 20 minutes from time to level the scores on the day – but handed the visitors a 6-4 quarter final aggregate victory.

Andy Grace could even afford to miss a late penalty as Sam Elliott’s side dug deep on Hackney Marshes.

With the Falcons without seven of the players that helped them see of Stonewall in the Unity League the week before, the manager was just thrilled to get the job done.
Elliott said: “The message was simple before the match.

“The weather was awful, the journey was worse and the injuries were stacking up. I told the players all I wanted from them was to be into the semi-final. I wanted a result by hook or by crook and we pulled it off.

“I am thrilled with every one of the Falcon players – we’ll use the three-week break now to iron out a few issues and we’ll be raring to go for a busy but vital November.”